R. Kelly
Actor
Biography
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American former singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. Known professionally as R. Kelly, he is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as 'the King of R&B', 'the King of Pop-Soul', and 'the Pied Piper of R&B'. In 2025, Billboard ranked him 9th on their list of the 'Best R&B Artists of All Time'.
In 2023, Kelly was convicted of multiple charges of child sexual abuse—three of thirteen charges of production of child pornography and three charges of enticing a child, effectively ending his career. As of 2025, he is serving a 31-year combined sentence at FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina.
Filmography
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as Sylvester / Narrator 2005
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph 2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer 2012
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
as Self (archive footage) 2019
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph 2007
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
as Self 2003
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
as Himself (archive Footage) 2018
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
as Self (archive footage) 2002
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
as CANTOR 2007
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
as Himself 2011